Is it der, die oder das Kollegin?
DIE
The correct article in German of Kollegin is die. So it is die Kollegin! (nominative case)
The word Kollegin is feminine, therefore the correct article is die.
Finding the right gender of a noun
German articles are used similarly to the English articles,a and the. However, they are declined differently (change) according to the number, gender and case of their nouns.
In the German language, the gender and therefore article is fixed for each noun.
The most difficult part of learning the German language is the articles (der, die, das) or rather the gender of each noun. The gender of each noun in German has no simple rule. In fact, it can even seem illogical. For example das Mädchen, a young girl is neutral while der Junge, a young boy is male.
It is a good idea to learn the correct article for each new word together - even if it means a lot of work. For example learning "der Hund" (the dog) rather than just Hund by itself. Fortunately, there are some rules about gender in German that make things a little easier. It might be even nicer if these rules didn't have exceptions - but you can't have everything! The best way to learn them is with the App - Der-Die-Das Train! (available for iOS and Android)
German nouns belong either to the gender masculine (male, standard gender) with the definite article der, to the feminine (feminine) with the definite article die, or to the neuter (neuter) with the definite article das.
for masculine: points of the compass, weather (Osten, Monsun, Sturm; however it is: das Gewitter), liquor/spirits (Wodka, Wein, Kognak), minerals, rocks (Marmor, Quarz, Granit, Diamant);
for feminine: ships and airplanes (die Deutschland, die Boeing; however it is: der Airbus), cigarette brands (Camel, Marlboro), many tree and plant species (Eiche, Pappel, Kiefer; aber: der Flieder), numbers (Eins, Million; however it is: das Dutzend), most inland rivers (Elbe, Oder, Donau; aber: der Rhein);
for neutrals: cafes, hotels, cinemas (das Mariott, das Cinemaxx), chemical elements (Helium, Arsen; however it is: der Schwefel, masculine elements have the suffix -stoff), letters, notes, languages and colors (das Orange, das A, das Englische), certain brand names for detergents and cleaning products (Ariel, Persil), continents, countries (die artikellosen: (das alte) Europa; however exceptions include: der Libanon, die Schweiz …).
German declension of Kollegin?
How does the declension of Kollegin work in the nominative, accusative, dative and genitive cases? Here you can find all forms in the singular as well as in the plural:
| 1 | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | die Kollegin | die Kolleginnen |
| Genitive | der Kollegin | der Kolleginnen |
| Dative | der Kollegin | den Kolleginnen |
| Akkusative | die Kollegin | die Kolleginnen |
What is the meaning of Kollegin in German?
Kollegin is defined as:
[1] Woman who is employed in the same profession or company
[1] Frau, die im selben Beruf oder Unternehmen beschäftigt istHow to use Kollegin in a sentence?
Example sentences in German using Kollegin with translations in English.
[1] Der Finanzbeamte bearbeitet in dieser Woche ausnahmsweise die Akten seiner beurlaubten Kollegin.
[1] The finance officer deals with the files of his college with the files this week.[1] „Am Tag darauf wurde dieses Telefongespräch zu einer Geschichte, die Alma ihren Kolleginnen in der Pelzbearbeitung erzählte.“
[1] The next day this telephone conversation became a story that Alma tells her colleagues in fur processing "[1] „Und jeden Tag hab ich ein bisschen ein schlechtes Gewissen, weil das, was die Kolleginnen wissen und können und tun, durch die Bezahlung in keiner Weise abgegolten ist.“
[1] "And every day I have a bit of a guilty conscience, because what the colleagues know and do and do by paying is in no way compensated for"[1] „Die Lehrerinnen schauten ihre neue Kollegin nur an – resigniert und ein bisschen mitleidig.“
[1] "The teachers only looked at their new colleague - resigned and a bit compassion"[1] „Das kann Kollegin Lotti nicht mit ansehen und bittet den Betriebsleiter um Rücknahme der Kündigung.“
[1] "Colleague Lotti cannot watch this and asks the manager to take back the termination" "How do you pronounce Kollegin?
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